Microsoft Bookings is a scheduling tool and is part of the

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family of products. Released by

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in March 2017, Bookings allows customers of small businesses and companies to book appointments with the company. The application is available to Business Premium subscribers to Office 365 and offers integration with

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and the outgoing

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, however, this feature was not available from launch.

History

On July 20, 2016, Microsoft launched Bookings to customers in the U.S. and Canada with an Office 365 Business Premium license. On March 20, 2017, Microsoft globally released Bookings worldwide including launching Bookings for Android and iOS.

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